Food product



UNITED STATES MARIE BLOCK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOOD PRODUCT.

No Drawing.

To all whom it mayconoem:

Be it known that I, MARIE BLOOH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Richmond, county of Richmond, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Food Product, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a compositionnf matter, and particularly to food products.

An object of my invention is to provide a palatable and nutritious food roduct made by combining two or more tood ingredients to produce the new edible matter herein disclosed. I

It is an object to produce a food product which in a manner takes the place of maca roni, noodles, or other similar foods, which is healthful and nutritious, and which may be manufactured and sold in packages or bulk and then cooked by the consumer.

It is also a purpose to produce a food of high concentrated value in which a maximum food value is embodied within a comparatively small volume of the composi-' tion of matter.

With the above principal objects in view, togetherwith other purposes, the invention has relation to the particular composition of ingredients asdisclosed in the following. specification and claims.

In order to produce my new food product under the plans of this invention, I take a quantity of tomatoes and thoroughly mix eggs therein by suitable agitation or stirring of the mixture. It is preferable to employ concentrated tomatoes or what is known as tomato paste, and fresh eggs or prepared eggs may be mixed with the tomatoes to form the composition.

In presenting-a more detailed description of my invention, able proportions to be employed in the manufacture of this food product, there is disclosed the following proportions, to wit:

Concentrated tomatoes 6 ounces, Egg 1 ounce,

' Flour .4 14 ounces.

The above proportions produce a food prod- Specification of Letters Patent.

. from moisture.

and explaining-the preferuct having-the desired properties and characteristics attributed thereto by the several elements used in the composition.

Enough flour is added to stiffen the composition to a thick consistency in order to roll, knead, or'otherwise work the resulting composition. Any suitable grain product. but preferably flour is used to give weight and consistency to the composition.

The above described composition of matter is next rolled out in thin sheets, or strips, or any other suitable form. The sheets or strips. of edible material are allowed to dry for a short time and then cut into smaller pieces or blocks suitable and convenient in size for marketing. The product is allowed to further dry until the pieces are dry and crisp, and entirely free small quantity of Water, milk, or other suitable liquid, may be used to facilitate the mixing of the ingredients and to hasten the amalgamation thereof in order to obtain the best results.

The result of the above practiceproduces,

a very nutritious and healthful food product. The food may have a reddish tint, and provides a dish having very appetizing odors and agreeable tastes.

The resulting food product is put up in appropriate form such as cans, boxes or other sealed, containers for marketing pur poses.

Having disclosed my invention, what I desire to obtain and secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1.. A food product consisting of tomatoes and eggs mixed together to produce a liquid material, flour added to the liquid material and thoroughly worked and kneaded to pro duce a paste or dough, comparatively thin strips of material formed from the dough,

and finally cut into pieces of suitable size to be uniformly dried.

2. A food product consisting of about SIX ounces of concentrated tomatoes, one ounce of egg, and fourteen ounces of flour.

MARIE BLooH.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920. Application filed August 21, 1913. Serial Ito. 318,953. i 7

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